Disk

/dɪsk/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A flat, circular object or shape.

The artist created a beautiful disk of colored glass.

A storage medium for data, typically in the form of a hard disk or optical disk.

She saved her work on a USB disk for easy access.

The surface of a celestial body, often referring to the circular appearance of stars or planets.

The disk of the moon was bright against the night sky.

In biology, a structure that is disk-shaped, such as a blood cell or the disk of a jellyfish.

The jellyfish moved gracefully, its disk pulsating in the water.

From Latin 'discus', meaning 'disk, quoit'.

hard disk

A data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information.

disk drive

A device that reads and writes data to and from a disk.

optical disk

A flat, circular storage medium that uses laser technology to read and write data.

disc

An alternative spelling of disk commonly used in British English.

floppy disk

A type of disk storage that is flexible and thin.

To disk someone

He really dissed me by not inviting me to the party.

Disk out

I'm going to disk out and relax for the weekend.